Antonio Conte will return to Chelsea demanding answers from club hierarchy over transfers

Antonio Conte is reportedly furious at club chiefs over the lack of transfer activity

Reports in Italy claim the Blues boss is “livid” that his summer shopping list has not been acted upon.

And he has still not signed the new deal offered for winning the Premier League in his first season and may even decide to quit.

But the Stamford Bridge club claim reports of Conte being unhappy should be ‘taken with a pinch of salt’.

They believe the rumours began in Italy in a bid to unsettle him and allow Juventus to make a move.

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But the lack of activity at Chelsea is clearly causing concern – even if Conte is not angry at missing out on Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United, as suggested.

Conte informed star striker Diego Costa he was not in the club’s future plans – by text message – earlier in the summer.

But with Costa’s preferred club, Atletico Madrid, unable to register new players until January because of issues surrounding the registration of youth players, Conte could be forced to eat humble pie and keep the striker.

Conte still has Michy Batshuayi but he has been mostly used as a back-up.

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Torino striker Andrea Bellotti is the latest name to be linked with Chelsea after scoring 26 goals in Serie A last season.

Conte wants competition for places, a tactic that worked well last season when he got the best out of Cesc Fabregas, who had to fight hard to secure a place.

The next target for Chelsea could be Fernando Llorente at Swansea, who scored 15 Premier League goals last term.

But his style may not be suited to a Chelsea side that relies heavily on workrate.